The left-hander wasn't doing anything he was expected to do when he first signed with the Giants, which was a major problem. Fast forward to August 7 after an injury stint, and Snell has arguably been the best pitcher in Major League Baseball. While it's important that the San Francisco ace started pitching better as this team looks to make the postseason, this could cause some issues in the future.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 68 46 .596 — Atlanta 60 54 .526 8 New York 60 54 .526 8 Washington 52 64 .448 17 Miami 43 72 .374 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 65 49 .570 — St. Louis 59 56 .513 6½ Pittsburgh 56 58 .491 9 Chicago 57 60 .487 9½ Cincinnati 55 59 .482 10 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 66 49 .574 — San Diego 64 52 .552 2½ Arizona 63 52 .548 3 San Francisco 59 58 .504 8 Colorado 42 73 .365 24 Wednesday's Games Arizona 7, Cleveland 3, 1st game Chicago Cubs 8, Minnesota 2 Arizona 5, Cleveland 3, 2nd game San Francisco 7, Washington 4 Miami 6, Cincinnati 4 St. Louis 5, Tampa Bay 2 Milwaukee 8, Atlanta 5 San Diego 9, Pittsburgh 8, 10 innings N.Y. Mets

The Texas Rangers headed to the White House on Thursday to meet President Joe Biden and celebrate their 2023 World Series victory, the first in the franchise's history. It’s a long-standing tradition for professional and collegiate championship teams to come to the White House and be recognized by the president. While it is the first such visit for the Rangers, it is the fourth for their manager, Bruce Bochy.

Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman hit fifth-inning solo homers to break a 3-3 tie and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Wednesday night. Giants LHP Kyle Harrison (6-5, 4.09 ERA) opposes LHP DJ Herz (2-4, 4.27) in the series finale.

The San Francisco Giants surprised a lot of people with how they handled the 2024 MLB trade deadline. Making a run at a playoff spot is their goal. Whether they can accomplish it or not is certainly up for debate as the Giants have struggled to put everything together on the field with any consistency. Combined with All-Star Logan Webb at the top of the rotation and former Cy Young award winner Robbie Ray and San Francisco has something cooking.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 68 46 .596 — Atlanta 60 53 .531 7½ New York 60 54 .526 8 Washington 52 63 .452 16½ Miami 43 72 .374 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 49 .566 — St. Louis 59 56 .513 6 Pittsburgh 56 57 .496 8 Chicago 57 60 .487 9 Cincinnati 55 59 .482 9½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 66 49 .574 — Arizona 63 52 .548 3 San Diego 63 52 .548 3 San Francisco 58 58 .500 8½ Colorado 42 73 .365 24 Wednesday's Games Arizona 7, Cleveland 3, 1st game Chicago Cubs 8, Minnesota 2 Arizona 5, Cleveland 3, 2nd game San Francisco 7, Washington 4 Miami 6, Cincinnati 4 St. Louis 5, Tampa Bay 2 Milwaukee 8, Atlanta 5 San Diego 9, Pittsburgh 8, 10 innings N.Y. Mets

San Francisco Giants (58-58, fourth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (52-63, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Thursday, 12:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Kyle Harrison (6-5, 4.09 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Nationals: DJ Herz (2-4, 4.27 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 59 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Giants -127, Nationals +107; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants face the Washington Nationals with a 2-1 series lead. Washington has a 26-30 record in home games and a 52-63 record overall. The Nationals have gone 37-14 in games when they scored at least five runs. San Francisco has a 58-58 record overall and a 25-35 record in road games. The Giants have a 40-5

For the second time in three days in Washington, the San Francisco Giants will have the chance to move above .500 and inch closer to contention for a National League wild-card spot. The Giants haven't had a winning record since May 29, but after taking nine of their past 12, they are on the brink as they close out a four-game series against the Nationals on Thursday afternoon. San Francisco has power -- a lot of it lately -- to thank for its improved position. Heliot Ramos notched his 17th of the year, and Mike Yastrzemski launched his ninth, but it was maybe the most impressive of them all, sailing into the upper deck in right at Nationals Park in the Giants' 7-4 win.

The Giants banged out three more home runs in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Washington Nationals, giving them 15 through the first six games of this seven-game road trip.

Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman hit fifth-inning solo homers to break a 3-3 tie and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Wednesday night. Ramos homered for the second straight game, and Chapman finished a triple short of the cycle for the Giants, who have won nine of 12. Mike Yastrzemski added a solo homer and an RBI triple. San Francisco has homered 15 times over its past six games.

All Times EDT Thursday, Aug. 9 MLB San Francisco at Washington, 12:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 12:20 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. Philadelphia at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. NFL - PRESEASON Carolina at New England, 7 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.

When Blake Snell threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the Cincinnati Reds last Friday, it was the high point of the season for this ball club. Snell, who has dealt with plenty in 2024, has arguably been the best pitcher in baseball since returning at the beginning of July. With no Spring Training, injuries, and dealing with personal matters, the two-time Cy Young Award winner has overcome everything thrown his way. The no-hitter capped off what was an impressive last month for him, and it's received praise from Giants legend Buster Posey.

The Giants reached double digits for hits for the second time in three days on the way to a 7-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.

As storms rolled toward the nation's capital Wednesday evening, it was the Giants who continued to bring the thunder. Blake Snell's bid to join Johnny Vander Meer in the history books may have come up short, but the Giants got their 13th, 14th and 15th home runs of the road trip and smacked the Nationals, 7-4, to even their record back to .500 (58-58) and guarantee that no matter the result of Thursday's 9:05 a.m. PT finale they will return home with a winning record on the seven-game trip. The Nationals loaded the bases in the ninth inning, bringing the potential winning run to the plate, and manager Bob Melvin had Jordan Hicks warming quickly in the bullpen, but Camilo Doval got Alex Call to ground into a double play to end the game and record his 22nd save.

As storms rolled toward the nation's capital Wednesday evening, it was the Giants who continued to bring the thunder. Blake Snell's bid to join Johnny Vander Meer in the history books may have come up short, but the Giants got their 13th, 14th and 15th home runs of the road trip and smacked the Nationals, 7-4, to even their record back to .500 (58-58) and guarantee that no matter the result of Thursday's 9:05 a.m. PT finale they will return home with a winning record on the seven-game trip. The Nationals loaded the bases in the ninth inning, bringing the potential winning run to the plate, and manager Bob Melvin had Jordan Hicks warming quickly in the bullpen, but Camilo Doval got Alex Call to ground into a double play to end the game and record his 22nd save.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 67 46 .593 — Atlanta 60 53 .531 7 New York 60 54 .526 7½ Washington 52 63 .452 16 Miami 43 72 .374 25 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 49 .566 — St. Louis 59 56 .513 6 Pittsburgh 56 57 .496 8 Chicago 57 60 .487 9 Cincinnati 55 59 .482 9½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 66 48 .579 — Arizona 63 52 .548 3½ San Diego 63 52 .548 3½ San Francisco 58 58 .500 9 Colorado 42 73 .365 24½ Tuesday's Games San Diego 6, Pittsburgh 0 Cincinnati 8, Miami 2 Washington 11, San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 10, Atlanta 0 St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 3 Chicago Cubs 7, Minnesota 3 Colorado 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 Arizona at Cleveland, ppd. Wednesday's

With the MLB trade deadline behind us, we have a clear vision of what teams are planning to do for the remainder of the season. The San Francisco Giants are one team that surprised some people ahead of the deadline.

In the span of two weeks, the Giants lost two franchise icons and immediately got to work planning how to honor each individually. With enough time to breathe since a moving ceremony for the late Willie Mays, the organization announced plans Wednesday to celebrate the life of his former teammate and fellow Hall-of-Famer, Orlando Cepeda, who died in June at the age of 86, 10 days after Mays' passing at age 93.

In the span of two weeks, the Giants lost two franchise icons and immediately got to work planning how to honor each individually. With enough time to breathe since a moving ceremony for the late Willie Mays, the organization announced plans Wednesday to celebrate the life of his former teammate and fellow Hall-of-Famer, Orlando Cepeda, who died in June at the age of 86, 10 days after Mays' passing at age 93.

The San Francisco Giants are 8-2 over their last ten games and have seen great performances from players like Blake Snell, Matt Chapman and Robbie Ray. MLB Pipeline named them among the ten hottest rookies over the last month. Tyler Fitzgerald was recently named National League Rookie of the Month for July, and he continues to make history early in August.